Overview

• Sweeney told the TIFF crowd she trained with a boxing coach, weight trainers, and nutritionists for two to three months before filming and kept training during production.
• She and director David Michôd said her regimen was supported by high‑calorie foods, citing Chick‑fil‑A, Smucker’s, milkshakes, and protein shakes.
• Sweeney said the fight scenes involved real physicality, noting bruises and a black eye, with ice packs applied between takes.
• Christy Martin joined Sweeney onstage and praised the performance, while trade reports noted a standing ovation and early awards buzz.
• The David Michôd–directed biopic, co‑starring Ben Foster, follows Martin’s rise in 1990s boxing and is slated for a theatrical release in November.